Protection Coordinator – Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Uganda

1. Protection Technical Leadership

• Provide technical guidance and support to colleagues implementing protection activities.
• Develop and deliver protection training, coaching, and mentoring for staff.
• Support induction of new employees involved in protection programming.
• Provide quality assurance for protection programme planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Ensure alignment with NRC strategies, humanitarian standards, and protection frameworks.

2. Programme Quality Assurance & Development

• Support the Protection Technical Specialist in strengthening NRC’s Protection Core Competency.
• Review programme designs, tools, methodologies, and implementation approaches.
• Develop and improve protection tools, standard operating procedures, and quality standards.
• Ensure programmes comply with:
  • NRC policies.
  • Safeguarding requirements.
  • Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) standards.
  • Donor requirements.
  • Accountability commitments.

3. Protection Monitoring & Evidence Generation

• Lead protection monitoring activities and risk analysis.
• Coordinate assessments, research, and learning initiatives.
• Analyse protection trends and emerging risks.
• Generate evidence to inform:
  • Programme improvements.
  • Advocacy priorities.
  • Strategic decision-making.

4. Capacity Building & Team Support

• Develop and facilitate technical training sessions.
• Coach and mentor protection teams and partners.
• Strengthen staff capacity on:
  • Protection principles.
  • Case management.
  • Community-based protection.
  • Protection mainstreaming.
  • Safe programming approaches.

5. Coordination & Stakeholder Engagement

• Represent NRC in:
  • Protection coordination forums.
  • Technical working groups.
  • Inter-agency meetings.
  • Humanitarian platforms.
• Build strong relationships with:
  • Government institutions.
  • UN agencies.
  • NGOs.
  • Donors.
  • Community-based organisations.
  • Refugee-led organisations.

6. Proposal Development & Resource Mobilization

• Provide technical inputs into:
  • Project proposals.
  • Budgets.
  • Donor reports.
  • Assessments.
  • Programme evaluations.
• Support fundraising and sustainability efforts for protection programming.
• Contribute to technical documents, advocacy materials, and learning products.

7. Knowledge Management & Advocacy

• Develop:
  • Protection guidance documents.
  • Position papers.
  • Case studies.
  • Learning resources.
• Capture lessons learned and best practices.
• Support evidence-based advocacy initiatives.

• Protection teams.
• Technical specialists.
• Monitoring and Evaluation teams.
• Finance and grants teams.
• Human Resources.
• Logistics.
• Security teams.
• Other NRC programme areas including:
  • Education.
  • Livelihoods and Food Security.
  • Shelter and Settlements.
  • Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).

• Office of the Prime Minister.
• Government ministries and agencies.
• UN agencies.
• Uganda Police Force.
• District local governments.
• Legal aid providers.
• Refugee-led organisations.
• Civil society organisations.
• Donors and humanitarian coordination platforms.

• Law.
• Human Rights.
• Social Sciences.
• Development Studies.
• International Relations.
• Refugee and Migration Studies.
• Social Work.
• Related disciplines.

• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in protection programming within humanitarian, development, or displacement contexts.
• Experience in coordination or supervisory roles.
• Demonstrated experience in:
  • Protection programme design.
  • Implementation.
  • Monitoring and evaluation.
  • Reporting.
  • Team management.

• International Human Rights Law.
• International Refugee Law.
• International Humanitarian Law.
• Protection principles.
• Accountability to affected populations.
• Safeguarding and PSEA standards.

• Project cycle management.
• Budget management.
• Grants management.
• Donor compliance.
• Proposal development.
• Reporting.

• Strong research and analytical abilities.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills.
• Ability to translate data into programme recommendations.

• Microsoft Word.
• Microsoft Excel.
• Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Microsoft Outlook.
• Digital collaboration platforms.
• Data management systems.
• Case management and programme tracking systems.

• Knowledge of Uganda’s refugee response framework.
• Understanding of protection risks affecting:
  • Refugees.
  • Asylum seekers.
  • Returnees.
  • Vulnerable host communities.
• Experience coordinating:
  • Case management.
  • Protection monitoring.
  • Referrals.
  • Community-based protection.
  • Advocacy activities.
• Experience working with refugee communities and local authorities.

• Ability to work in insecure environments.
• Strong planning and delivery skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse teams.
• Strong analytical thinking.
• Respectful and impactful communication.
• Ability to adapt to changing environments.
• High ethical standards and professionalism.